Satmex 8
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| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Satmex |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-012A |
| SATCAT № | 39122 |
| Mission duration | 15 years[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | LS-1300[1] |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 5,500 kilograms (12,100 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 March 2013 |
| Rocket | Proton-M/Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 116.8° West |
| Period | 24 hours |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 C- and 40 Ku-band |
SATMEX 8 is a Mexican geostationary communications satellite operated by Satmex. It was launched by a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket in 26 March 2013 to replace Satmex 5, and is being used to provide communication services to North, Central and South America,[3] with broadband, voice and data transmission, and video broadcasting services.[1][4]
Specifications
The satellite is model SSL 1300E and carries twenty four C band transponders operating with 36 MHz and forty transponders in the Ku band operating with 36 MHz.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Satmex 8". Gunter's Space Page. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Press release - Satmex 8
- ↑ "Satmex 8". SSL. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Stephen Clark (27 March 2013). "Proton successful in return-to-flight launch of Satmex 8". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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